Aggregating career data of squad members helps form a broad picture of team strength in various areas.

Experience

Islamabad United have the highest average age of the five teams but in terms of actual T20 experience they have played fewer matches than three of the other four teams and have scored fewer runs than any of them. Lahore Qalanders are the least experienced team this season, ranking bottom in three of the four experience metrics. Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi boast the most T20 experience having played the most matches and scored the most runs and taken the third and first most wickets respectively. Quetta Gladiators have the second lowest average age but have good match experience.

Team

Average Age

Total Matches

Total Runs

Total Wickets

Islamabad United

29.95

1901

26681

1178

Karachi Kings

28.52

2224

47434

1036

Lahore Qalanders

26.90

1806

29506

947

Peshawar Zalmi

29.57

2619

46631

1546

Quetta Gladiators

27.85

1929

31594

1009

Batting

By average, run rate and balls per dismissal Karachi Kings are, by some distance, the top ranked batting team in this PSL. The other four teams are very closely matched across all three metrics, although Lahore Qalanders emerge as second to Kings in average and run rate.

Team

Batting Average

Run Rate

Balls Per Dismissal

Islamabad United

24.70

7.63

19.42

Karachi Kings

30.88

7.94

23.32

Lahore Qalanders

25.90

7.86

19.75

Peshawar Zalmi

24.86

7.47

19.95

Quetta Gladiators

25.25

7.73

19.58

Bowling

Last year’s champions Islamabad United rank first in all three bowling metrics and are the only team with an economy rate of under seven. Lahore Qalanders and Peshawar Zalmi are very similarly matched, as are Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators. All five teams boast strong bowling statistics.

Team

Bowling Average

Economy Rate

Strike Rate

Islamabad United

22.36

6.87

19.52

Karachi Kings

24.95

7.42

20.17

Lahore Qalanders

23.29

7.05

19.80

Peshawar Zalmi

23.42

7.02

20.01

Quetta Gladiators

24.91

7.61

19.64

The bowling statistics by type reveal all five teams to have stronger spin bowling than seam bowling, with all five economy rates lower for spin than seam and four of the five averages lower for spin than seam. Lahore Qalanders’ and Islamabad United’s spin bowling stand out as the most impressive bowling attacks in the league.

Team

Seam Average

Seam ER

Spin Average

Spin ER

Islamabad United

24.66

7.39

19.63

6.24

Karachi Kings

24.71

7.62

25.48

7.02

Lahore Qalanders

25.65

7.67

19.98

6.15

Peshawar Zalmi

23.53

7.49

23.47

6.78

Quetta Gladiators

24.96

7.94

24.85

7.12

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Islamabad definitely performing well and no doubt their performance in previous was remarkable and this season they are like fire. They gonna win this season like they did in 2016. I support Islamabad United and they will win.